English Assignment | Reading Critically and Poem

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Reading critically: Reading critically means engaging deeply with a text and
formulating one’s own opinions regarding it. Reading and reading critically are two different
things entirely; while the former is just content with getting the gist of the writing but critical
reading is a much more active and dynamic process. There are many ways one can engage
with a text critically. Asking the questions such as the agenda of the writer i.e. for whom the
writer is writing and the purpose of the writing. Writing can be for many different purposes.
It can be to entertain people or to persuade the reader and many other purposes depending on
the writer’s agenda. Another important way to engage with a text critically is to identify if the
writing falls under any particular genre such academic, blog post and essays etc. and then
proceed to deal with the objectives of such genre writing. Each genre has a distinct
conventions, structures, and techniques. For example, academic essay is generally written in
three parts consisting of an introduction, a body and a conclusion. On the other hand essays
can be expository, descriptive, argumentative or narrative.
The voice a writer uses is another important aspect while critically assessing a text.
The voice of the writer gives away many important aspects of the text such as the formality
or distance of the writer. Different voices can move the reader in different ways. A piece of
writing can create empathy, a straightforward voice can persuade the reader about the
credibility of the writing etc...Writers may also try to influence readers strategically by
appealing to the logic or emotion of readers. Another tactic that writers use is to appeal to the
ethos of a people. Therefore while critically reading a text, the above points must be kept in
mind and we should ask what agenda of the writer is.
Lastly in case the writer expresses a controversial or problematic opinion it should not
be rejected hurriedly. Critical assessment requires us to carefully pick apart the reasoning put